Wednesday, March 06, 2013

Utilizing keyboard shortcuts can super-speed your workflow! For
example, our first favorite is copy and paste… we copy and paste text
and images all the time, and there are several ways to do it. Compare
these three methods and imagine how much time each takes compared to the
others:

1. Copy & Paste Method One:

After highlighting the text or image of interest, many users go
up to the current program’s menu and click “Edit-Copy”, then move the
cursor the location to paste, and click “Edit-Paste”. This requires you
to leave the keyboard, use the mouse, and move the mouse up to the menu
two times!

2. Copy & Paste Method Two:

Some users use the mouse… you can highlight an image or text,
right-click the mouse while hovering over that highlighted content, and
find “copy” in the menu that pops up, click your mouse where you plan to
paste, and right-click the mouse and find “paste” in your options. This
is faster than option one, but still requires a lot of moving around.

3. Copy & Paste Method Three:

The keyboard shortcut is the final common option. Highlight the
content of interest and on the keyboard, hold down the “Ctrl” key
followed by the letter “C” key. Go to where you plan to paste, and hold
down the “Ctrl” key followed by the letter “V” key. Presto! Task
Complete!

Below are some of our favorite keyboard shortcuts for Windows
(PC’s). Please note that MACS use Command/Cmmd in place of Control/Ctrl.

COMMON SHORTCUTS

Copy:

Ctrl-C or Ctrl-Insert

Cut:

Ctrl-X or Shift-Insert

Paste:

Ctrl-V

Save:

Ctrl-S

Open:

Ctrl-O

Print:

Ctrl-P

Undo:

Ctrl-Z

Redo:

Ctrl-Y

Select All:

Ctrl-A (Example: Select all content in a document, email window, or web page)

Search:

Ctrl-F (Example: Search for a particular word or phrase in a document or web page)

POPULAR SYMBOLS

STYLING YOUR TEXT

SELECTING & MOVING THROUGH CONTENT

In a document, for example, insert your cursor in the desired location to begin:

Move cursor to beginning of document:

Ctrl-Home

Move cursor to end of document:

Ctrl-End

Move through document one page at a time:

Page Up & Page Down

Shift – Arrow Key Up/Down:

Select whole lines

Shift – Arrow Key Left/Right:

Select single character

Ctrl - Shift – Arrow Key Up/Down:

Select whole Paragraph Breaks

Ctrl - Shift – Arrow Key Left/Right:

Select whole word

Ctrl – Arrow Key Up/Down:

Move from beginning of one Paragraph Break to the next

Ctrl – Arrow Key Left/Right:

Move from beginning of one Word to the next

MOUSE SHORTCUTS TO SELECT & CHANGE CONTENT

Single Click:

Insert the Cursor

Double Click:

Select/Highlight one entire word (from space to space).

Triple Click:

Select one entire paragraph, line, and/or block of text.

Ctrl – Mouse Wheel Up or Down:

While you hold down the control key,
move your mouse wheel to increase or decrease the font size in Firefox.
This will also work in other programs, for example Word.

There are TONS of keyboard shortcuts and other nifty tricks to
help you move along more quickly as you work. We hope this little taste
inspires you to try out a few you didn’t know about and to improve your
workflow!

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